Death

What happens when and after we die?

How should we be talking about death and dying?

Ex Cruciatus

There is a striking verse in the New Testament, in which the apostle Paul refers to the cross of Jesus Christ as...

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Remembering the Face

Let us remember those who have fallen with the same intensity and reality as the friends for whom Memorial Day has a face.

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Do Not Be Afraid

I had no idea why tears so abruptly filled my eyes. I was crying before I understood why I might be crying. But the...

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Lament and the Journey to Resurrection

It was a cold February at Christ of the Desert monastery, high in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Behind the...

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Presente

In the 70s and 80s when death squads were operating in countries of South and Central America, a liturgy emerged in the...

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Scars of New Creation

One of the most terrifying and deeply troubling news stories for me of the past few years has been one that has escaped...

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A Difficult Invitation

Perhaps in reaching middle age, one might expect one’s thoughts to turn toward thinking more about the end of life...

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An Ordinary Cross

“The cross,” someone once said, “has become so ordinary that we hardly see it anymore.” The thought struck me as...

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Wakeful Awareness

Few of us would be able to recollect from our childhoods the moment when consciousness first came into being and the...

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A Word for Death

Researchers believe they have come up with a questionnaire that can measure a person’s chances of dying within the next four years. According to one of the test’s designers, it...

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